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Kuklice

Coordinates: 50°57′N 16°57′E / 50.950°N 16.950°E / 50.950; 16.950
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Kuklice
Village
Kuklice is located in Poland
Kuklice
Kuklice
Coordinates: 50°57′N 16°57′E / 50.950°N 16.950°E / 50.950; 16.950
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyWrocław
GminaKobierzyce
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDWR

Kuklice [kuˈklit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobierzyce, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 km (2 mi) south-east of Kobierzyce and 21 km (13 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word kukułka, which means "cuckoo".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
  2. ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 57.